Scientific Mentoring and Taxonomic Consultancy

Technical infrastructure and methodological rigour for cutting-edge entomology

In the current biodiversity crisis scenario, the study of new species cannot be left to chance. The "taxonomic impediment" and the increasing complexity of international legal frameworks require every research project to be executed under standards of technical excellence.

At New World Phasmids, we provide the necessary technical bridge for any biodiversity observation or data collection effort to reach the quality standard demanded by the international scientific community. Our consultancy is designed as support for students or junior researchers requiring guidance in their systematic entomology projects, as well as a platform for naturalists seeking to provide their field projects with professional and potentially publishable academic rigour.

Collaboration Protocol

To ensure results that exceed the most demanding scientific filters, New World Phasmids only collaborates on projects that have a defined technical objective or prior study material.

Our Services

• Consultancy in Biodiversity Studies and Inventorying

  Not every project must culminate in the description of a new species; documenting local fauna is the first step towards conservation.

  • Guidance on Legal and Ethical Frameworks: The viability of a scientific project depends on its legal basis. I provide technical advice to assess the administrative status of study material, analysing national legislations to guide on ethical procedures and deposition protocols in official institutions.
  • Consultancy in Technical Writing and Diagnosis: Supervision in the structuring of systematic manuscripts. We work on the correct definition of differential diagnoses and the strict application of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) to ensure the description is valid and technically sound.
  • Technical Collaboration and Authorship Criteria: In those projects where direct intervention in morphological analysis, technical writing or systematic research is required, my participation is governed by international ethics standards in scientific publishing. Co-authorship is established based on effective intellectual and technical contribution to the final manuscript.
  

• Graphic Production: Taxonomic Plates

  In 21st-century taxonomy, visual quality is a determining factor for the validation of a scientific article.

  • Diagnostic Macro-photography: Application of macro and focus stacking techniques to reveal critical morphological structures that are invisible without specialised equipment.
  • Professional Plate Design and Composition: We create the visual architecture of your article. We design high-quality scientific plates, delivering them in publication-ready formats.